UML's Nepal faction urges leadership for self-criticism

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: CPN (UML)'s central committee members, close to an alliance of party senior leader Madhav Kumar, Nepal have urged the party leadership for a self-criticism.

A meeting of the Nepal faction's central members concluded that some political decisions made by the Party Chair and  erstwhile Prime Minister were wrong  and the party leadership should  make the self –criticism  for the same. 

The meeting underway in Kathmandu till Thursday cited the lack of self-respect, culture of co-existence and we-feeling inside the party and underlined the need of promoting the culture of consensus in the days ahead. 

 Stating that the 10-point proposal submitted by the party's dispute resolution taskforce on July 12 was not enough to give a way out to the existing intra-party feud and more homework was needed for the same.  The meeting stressed the need of restoring the party's image. 

The meeting concluded that the party convention’s date fixation in lower levels with unilateral decision from Chair Oli’s side was wrong. 

Now, the standing committee leaders are delivering their views in the meeting after CC members’ comments. 

Central member JagannathKhatiwada said that they wanted to be clear on the agendas as the 10-point pact prepared by the task force failed to clear all issues. 

He added that the meeting searched for meaningful and respectable unity of the party minimizing the psychological gaps and misunderstandings.